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Farmed animal welfare
Animals need humane-minded voters to act on their behalf. Register now.

In the U.S., today is National Voter Registration Day, which is a chance to recognize and celebrate the potential of our...

Wildlife protection
The ‘Greatest Show on Earth’ finally does the greatest thing for animals

After being shuttered for six years because of flagging ticket sales and financial troubles, a new kind of Ringling Bros. and...

Wildlife protection
Fur is disappearing from fashion and design culture amid concerns for animals and the environment

On the runways at the just-ended New York Fashion Week, there was pink tulle and tattered denim, black mesh and purple fringe...

Wildlife protection
Brutal killing of African elephant highlights need to end trophy hunting

We have just learned about a heartless and illegal hunt that took the life of a male elephant in South Africa’s Limpopo...

Wildlife protection
Ingenious idea aims to decrease human conflict with endangered elephants

A new way of seeing elephants could help save their lives. That’s the idea behind an innovative pilot project in Dong Nai by...

Animal rescue and response
Helping hundreds of families and their animals after Hurricane Idalia

Update: By the time our team departed the area in mid-September, 872 families were served during our response effort...

Protecting equines
Annual ‘celebration’ highlights the need to stop cruelty to horses

Last week, members of the Humane Society of the United States’ Equine Protection team traveled to Tennessee to evaluate the...

Helping captive wildlife Wildlife protection
Mistreated exotic animals highlight the need for Better CARE for Animals Act

The mistreatment of animals is a matter of injustice, and so it’s only fitting that the U.S. Department of Justice stepped in...

Ending animal testing
Scientist advancing alternatives to animal experiments honored with HSUS/HSI award  

This week, we presented the Russell & Burch Award to Dr. Donald Ingber, a professor at Harvard University and the founding...